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	Record Information | 
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| Update Date | 
		1/22/2018 11:54:54 AM | 
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		Metabolite ID | PAMDB120292 | 
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		Identification | 
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| Name: | 
		thiocysteine | 
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| Description: | An S-substituted L-cysteine where the S-substituent is specified as sulfanyl. | 
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	Structure | 
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| Synonyms: | - (R)-2-amino-3-disulfanylpropanoic acid
 - 2-amino-3-disulfanylpropanoic acid
 - 2-amino-3-hydrodisulfidopropanoic acid
 - 2-amino-3-hydropersulfidopropanoic acid
 - 2-amino-3-persulfhydrylpropanoic acid
 - 3-(thiosulfeno)-alanine
 - cysteine persulfide
 - cysteine perthiol
 - S-sulfanylcysteine
 - Thiocysteine
 - thiocysteine
 
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	Chemical Formula: | 
	C3H7NO2S2 | 
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| Average Molecular Weight: | 
		153.214 | 
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| Monoisotopic Molecular 
		Weight: | 
		153.99965 | 
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| InChI Key: | 
		XBKONSCREBSMCS-REOHCLBHSA-N | 
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| InChI: | InChI=1S/C3H7NO2S2/c4-2(1-8-7)3(5)6/h2,7H,1,4H2,(H,5,6)/t2-/m0/s1 | 
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| CAS 
	number: | 
	5652-32-4 | 
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| IUPAC Name: | 3-disulfanyl-L-alanine | 
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	Traditional IUPAC Name: | 
	(2S)-2-amino-3-disulfanylpropanoic acid | 
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| SMILES: | C(SS)C(C([O-])=O)[N+] | 
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	Chemical Taxonomy | 
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		Taxonomy Description | This compound belongs to the class of chemical entities known as cysteine and derivatives. These are compounds containing cysteine or a derivative thereof resulting from reaction of cysteine at the amino group or the carboxy group, or from the replacement of any hydrogen of glycine by a heteroatom. | 
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| Super Class | Organic compounds  | 
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	Class | 
	Organic acids and derivatives  | 
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| Sub Class | Carboxylic acids and derivatives  | 
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	Direct Parent | 
	Cysteine and derivatives  | 
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| Alternative Parents | 
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| Substituents | 
		- Cysteine or derivatives
 - Alpha-amino acid
 - D-alpha-amino acid
 - Amino acid
 - Carboxylic acid
 - Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives
 - Sulfenyl compound
 - Organic nitrogen compound
 - Hydrocarbon derivative
 - Organic oxide
 - Primary amine
 - Organosulfur compound
 - Organooxygen compound
 - Organonitrogen compound
 - Organopnictogen compound
 - Primary aliphatic amine
 - Organic oxygen compound
 - Carbonyl group
 - Amine
 - Aliphatic acyclic compound
 
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| Molecular Framework | 
		Aliphatic acyclic compounds | 
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| External Descriptors | 
		Not Available | 
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		Physical Properties | 
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| State: | 
		Solid | 
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| Charge: | 0 | 
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	Melting point: | 
	Not Available | 
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| Experimental Properties: | 
		| Property | Value | Reference | 
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 | Melting Point | Not Available | Not Available |  | Boiling Point | Not Available | Not Available |  | Water Solubility | Not Available | Not Available |  | LogP | -1.917 | Not Available |  
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| Predicted Properties | 
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		Biological Properties | 
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| Cellular Locations: | 
		Not Available | 
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		Spectra | 
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| Spectra: | 
		Not Available | 
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		References | 
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| References: | 
		- Ollagnier-de-Choudens S, Lascoux D, Loiseau L, Barras F, Forest E, Fontecave M (2003)Mechanistic studies of the SufS-SufE cysteine desulfurase: evidence for sulfur transfer from SufS to SufE. FEBS letters 555, Pubmed: 14644425 
 - Mihara H, Esaki N (2002)Bacterial cysteine desulfurases: their function and mechanisms. Applied microbiology and biotechnology 60, Pubmed: 12382038 
 - Kaiser JT, Bruno S, Clausen T, Huber R, Schiaretti F, Mozzarelli A, Kessler D (2003)Snapshots of the cystine lyase C-DES during catalysis. Studies in solution and in the crystalline state. The Journal of biological chemistry 278, Pubmed: 12386155 
 - Kurihara T, Mihara H, Kato S, Yoshimura T, Esaki N (2003)Assembly of iron-sulfur clusters mediated by cysteine desulfurases, IscS, CsdB and CSD, from Escherichia coli. Biochimica et biophysica acta 1647, Pubmed: 12686149 
 - Clausen T, Kaiser JT, Steegborn C, Huber R, Kessler D (2000)Crystal structure of the cystine C-S lyase from Synechocystis: stabilization of cysteine persulfide for FeS cluster biosynthesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 97, Pubmed: 10760256 
 - Kambampati R, Lauhon CT (2000)Evidence for the transfer of sulfane sulfur from IscS to ThiI during the in vitro biosynthesis of 4-thiouridine in Escherichia coli tRNA. The Journal of biological chemistry 275, Pubmed: 10753862 
 
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| Synthesis Reference: | 
		Not Available | 
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| Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) | 
		Not Available | 
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